Monash Abroad travel grants

Travel grants are given to most students who are accepted on the exchange program.

Students from Australian and South African campuses will receive a grant of A$2,500 whether they go on exchange for one or two semesters.

Students who go on exchange to one of the Monash key partner universities will receive a grant of A$3,000.  Exchanges are not yet available to all key partners - see the list of Monash exchange partner universities.

Students from the Malaysian campuses will receive a grant of RM10,000 whether they go on exchange for one or two semesters.

Students studying at another international Monash campus receive a different scale of travel grants for intercampus exchange students.

Exceptions

A small number of students who go on exchange are not eligible for Monash Abroad travel grants, usually because they are receiving other financial assistance.   The exceptions include:

• Students who receive other significant financial assistance for their exchange from Monash University or external organisations . These will be assessed on a case by case basis.
• Students who are awarded Monash Global scholarships.
• Students who are awarded  UMAP or Cheung Kong grants (usually valued at $5,500).
• Students who are awarded Japanese Government (JASSO), German Government (DAAD) or Free University Berlin scholarships.
• Students who are citizens of the country to which they are going.  (They will not normally be accepted to participate in the exchange program.)
• Students who do two consecutive overseas programs will receive one travel grant at the higher applicable rate eg a student who does a short term program at Prato followed by a one semester exchange at a German university will receive a grant of $2,500.

Students who receive OS-HELP loans, Monash Travel Equity scholarships, Monash student loans or Centrelink payments are still eligible for the normal Monash Abroad travel grant.

Volunteering

From 2010 students who do semester length programs including exchanges are encouraged to undertake volunteer work. 

Payment of grants

Once your grant is approved we will pay it into your Australian bank account, usually about 4 weeks before your overseas program commences. If you are an off-shore student, we will arrange payment into your local bank account.